She wears a petticoat or skirt of a naming bright colour, very short, showing her well-turned but stockingless ankles, with her small slippered feet.

Her arms, neck, and part of her bosom are nude, but half concealed by the bluish-grey scarf (_rebozo_) that hangs loosely over her head.
The ranchero leads a free, easy life, burthened with few cares.

He is the finest rider in the world, following his cattle on horseback, and never makes even the shortest journey on foot.

He plays upon the bandolin, sings an Andalusian ditty, and is fond of _chingarito_ (mezcal whisky) and the "fandango." Such is the ranchero of the _tierra caliente_ around Vera Cruz, and such is he in all other parts of Mexico, from its northern limits to the Isthmus.
But in the _tierra caliente_ you may also see the rich planter of cotton, or sugar-cane, or cocoa (_cacao_), or the vanilla bean.

His home is the "hacienda".